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Iraq First Lady Narrowly Escapes death; Baghdad Equivocates on Role of Iran
A roadside bomb almost killed Iraq’s first lady on Sunday in Baghdad, striking her car and wounding three of her bodyguards. Bush is asking for […]
US wounds 30 at Hospital; Kills 14 in Separate Incidents; Iraq MPS Dicker with Iran over Sadr
McClatchy reports that a US missile strike aimed at a suspected Mahdi Army HQ blew out the windows in a hospital next door in the […]
Sadrist Crowds Denounce al-Maliki; at Friday Prayers; ICG: US is Creating Paramilitary Forces
Friday prayers were tumultuous in Baghdad’s Sadr City on Friday, as supporters of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr denounced Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for his brutal invasion […]
Doha Debates on Sunni-Shiite Violence
For those of you with access to BBC World, the best 24 hour news channel in the English-speaking world check out the Doha Debate this […]
35 Killed in Diyala Bombings; 10,000 Longshore Workers Strike against Iraq War; Sadr Rebuffs UIA Delegation; Sami al-Haj Released
A double suicide bombing killed 35 and wounded 66 at a wedding party in Baladruz, a city northeast of Baghdad in troubled Diyala province. In […]
Bhasin Guest Editorial: Is the U.S. creating another Al- Qaeda in Iraq?
Madhavi Bhasin writes from Calcutta: The Bush administration says it is waging a global war to fight terrorism and defeat Al-Qaeda. The human, financial and […]
5 Years after Mission Accomplished; April US Troop Toll 50 Killed; 1,073 Iraqis Killed this Month
5 Years after George W. Bush’s infamous speech aboard the USS Lincoln, the mission seems incomplete. Bush imagined that he could get rid of Saddam […]
2 US Troops Killed, 21 Wounded; 37 Iraqis Killed in Baghdad Clashes;
According to BBC television, AFP is reporting that Mahdi Army militiamen killed 2 US troops in northern Baghdad on Wednesday morning. US Secretary of Defense […]
Mortar, Rocket attacks in Baghdad; in aftermath of Militia Campaign
Baghdad has been roiled for the past three days with major fighting between Iraqi government/ US forces and the Mahdi Army militia in east and […]
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